Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Airlie Beach Bowls Club Report

Airlie Beach Bowls Club was awarded the Fields Pty Ltd Club Premiership Cup for 2022 last week.

Each year, points are awarded to bowling clubs in the region to determine the overall winner, with the honour governed by the Mackay District Bowls Association.

Congratulations to all players who contributed.

At Pines River Bowls Club for the Australian Championships final of the BPL, the club had more success: Luke Kinnear, Warren Mills, and Manny Isgro finished a very credible fifth with only a point separating them to progress to the last four.

The club also won the Men’s Mackay District Bowls Association Gilbey Cup for overall bowler of the year which went to Manny Isgro for the second time.

Tuesday afternoon bowls saw a big win to skipper Margo Stanley with lead Mark Mawson overall winners of the day.

Wednesday afternoon social bowls saw a great win to Col Morris and Rick Galea.

Wednesday night Business House Bowls also had some outstanding results with PRD losing their first game of the season.

New bowlers Keith Dornoch and Glenn Frederiksen, and the team of Whitsunday Gold Coffee, showed that they can give the competition a shake, and other team winners were The Blockheads and Tuk Tuks.

Saturday morning Scroungers saw first round winners of Margo Stanley, John Brown, Nik Fernbach, Peter Barratt, Andrew Butler, and Eric Barnard.

The final was played between Men’s President Peter Barratt and Eric Barnard from the Woolies team of Business House Bowls, who came out the winner.

Sunday social Bowls also had a great win to Graham Cowling’s team.

Contributed with thanks to Mark Mawson

Airlie Beach Bowls Club Manny Isgro holding up the Bowler of the Year awarded to the best judged player of the season

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